The rise of gender ideology and erasure of biological sex has become one of the most contested and consequential issues in public life. Over the past decade, the idea that gender is self-declared and disconnected from biology has reshaped our laws, schools, medical systems, and public discourse. But there’s growing pushback: in the United Kingdom, there’s been a remarkable reversal against this institutional capture. The shift has come through court challenges, investigative journalism, and public inquiry. To unpack this, Helen Joyce—journalist, editor, and author of Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality—joins this episode of Inside Policy Talks. Joyce currently serves as the director of advocacy for Sex Matters, a U.K.-based organization that promotes clarity about sex in law and policy. She has been at the forefront of efforts in the U.K. to reinstate biological reality in public policy, and has helped shape the international conversation on this topic.

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